Nov. 6 elections just around the corner

Friday

Oct 26, 2012 at 7:00 AM

While every American can vote in the Presidential election, and all Delawareans in the state-wide elections, constituents in the Middletown, Odessa, and Townsend areas will be voting who will represent them in New Castle County government and down in Dover.

Kim Manahan

The general elections are just a few days away.

On Nov. 6, voters all across the country will flock to the polls to determine which candidates will represent them on the state, county, and national levels.

While every American can vote in the Presidential election, and all Delawareans in the state-wide elections, constituents in the Middletown, Odessa, and Townsend areas will be voting who will represent them in New Castle County government and down in Dover.

House of Representatives: 8th District

If you live west of Del. Route 1, north of Clayton and south of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, your candidates for this seat are probably Democratic incumbent Rep. Quinn Johnson and Republican Matt Brown.

Both men are from Middletown and tout strong education backgrounds.

Johnson was elected to office in 2008 and is finishing up his second term representing the Middletown area.

He and his wife have owned Tender, Loving, Care since 1994.

Brown, a Delaware native, moved to North Carolina following his service in the United States Marine Corps were he ran a preschool.

Along with education, Brown and Johnson are both passionate about job creation and small business – though they each have their own respective approaches.

Johnson said that they are working on legislation in Dover to improve capital investments in small businesses.

Brown proposes a policy that would create a tier system for businesses to give incentives based on the number of employees they hire.

House of Representatives: 9th District

Townsend resident Rebecca Walker is running unopposed.

Walker (D- Townsend) has been the 9th district representative for two years now.

Walker is a nurse attorney and a native Delawarean who said that she ran because she lived through significant changes in the communities and wanted to be able to affect real change.

The 9th district includes areas of Odessa, Port Penn, Middletown, Townsend, and Smyrna.

House of Representatives: 11th District

Following the 2010 census, the 11th House of Representatives district was created.

The district canvases parts of northern Kent County and southern New Castle County, including the communities of Blackbird, Townsend, Kenton, Hartly, and Marydel.

A three-way race is underway for the newly created seat between Republican Jeffrey Spiegelman, Democrat Lynne Newlin, and Libertarian Margaret McKeown.

State Senate: 10th District

Democratic Senator Bethany Hall-Long is also running unopposed to maintain her current seat.

The 10th Senate district covers areas of Newark, Bear, Glasgow and Middletown.

Hall-Long began her career in politics as the 8th district Representative in 2002 and moved onto the State Senate in 2008.

A native Delawarean, Hall-Long holds her PhD in Nursing Administration and Public Policy.

She said she initially ran in 2002 to make a difference in the lives of M.O.T. residents and all Delawareans.